Sue Scheff: School Violence – Teens bringing weapons to school

Last week I wrote about School Violence.  This is a topic every parent, teacher, guidance counselor and all that work with kids today need to take the time to be educated about.  What happened in South Florida last week is yet another wake-up call.  Connect With Kids has this timely article with parenting tips.  Be [...]

Sue Scheff: School Violence

School violence  hit Coral Gables, Florida this week in a horrific incident.  A 17 year old student was stabbed to death in school. A young life tragically cut short.
What can we learn from this? Being a parent today is more challenging than generations prior. As parenting expert, Dr. Michele Borba stated on the Today Show, “June Cleaver [...]

Sue Scheff: Teen Suicide Prevention Week

As you have probably heard before, talking to your teen about suicide is one of the most important things you can do in helping to prevent a suicide attempt. Many times parents are unsure of what to say and instead say nothing. Here are some suggestions of how you can open the channels of communication [...]

Sue Scheff: Parenting Tips

Back to school is here, however these tips are recommended all year round.  As a Parent Advocate, I always remind parents – an educated parent is a prepared parent.
1. Communication: Keeping the lines of communication of your child should be a priority with all parents. It is important to let your kids know you are [...]

Sue Scheff: Teen Anger

A very common thread I hear from parents of teenagers is that their teen is displaying rage, anger and other outbursts of negative behavior.  Whether it is not getting their own way, or another personal issue, parents need to be prepared and attempt to find out where this anger is coming from.  Here are some great [...]

Sue Scheff: Parents Universal Resource Experts – Parenting Helping Parents with Struggling Teens

Parent’s Universal Resource Experts, Inc. (P.U.R.E.™) is an organization that was founded in 2001 by Sue Scheff.  For the past several years Parent’s Universal Resource’s has assisted families with valuable information and resources for their children and teens that are at risk.  Teens that are struggling with today’s peer pressure, experimenting with drugs and alcohol, [...]

Sue Scheff: Teens and Eating Disorders

Lori Hanson is an Award winning author, speaker and mentor.  After reading her first book, It All Started with Pop-Tarts, I was impressed with her ability to share her own journey with Bulimia as well as her private life.  Most recently she released her book for teens, Teen Secrets to Surviving & THRIVING, again, another [...]

Sue Scheff: Teenage Depression and Anxiety

Teenage depression is more than just bad moods or broken hearts; it is a very serious clinical illness that will affect approximately 20% of teens before they reach adulthood. Left untreated, depression can lead to difficult home situations, problems at school, drug abuse, and worse, violence toward themselves and others.
Certain young teens suffer from depression [...]

Sue Scheff: Teen Substance Abuse and Use

Education.com is a continuous source of educational articles for parents of toddlers to teens. I check in with them regularly (browsing their extensive website), as they always have up-to-date information regarding today’s teens.  From helpful homework tips, to parents struggling with at risk teens – Education.com offers a wealth of information.  Visit www.education.com and learn more!  Since [...]

Sue Scheff: Loving your kids is easy. Parenting teenagers is hard!

Wow – if that title doesn’t ring true!  We will always love our children, but we certainly don’t have to like their actions – which brings us to parenting teens is not easy.  I am sure there are some parents that have teens that don’t give them some sort of stress, but I believe all [...]